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Review Historical Article
From the historical examples of Drs. Osler, Cushing and Van Wagenen: Lessons on the importance of mentorship in contemporary neurosurgery.
- Anthony S Larson, Stephen J Haines, Webster H Pilcher, Taylor E Piva, and Andrew W Grande.
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Electronic address: lars4689@umn.edu.
- World Neurosurg. 2020 Aug 1; 140: 251-257.
AbstractAlthough the historical relationships between William Osler, Harvey Williams Cushing, and William Perine Van Wagenen are well known in the neurosurgical world, the nature of the mentor-mentee relationships that existed between these historical giants is not widely appreciated. In this historical vignette, we describe and exemplify such relationships, while at the same time extract important and applicable principles from them. We reviewed relevant primary and secondary sources that documented the interactions between Cushing, Osler, and Van Wagenen. In founding the field of neurological surgery, the brilliant yet volatile Dr. Harvey Cushing received guidance from his mentor, Dr. William Osler. Through our review, it is undeniable that Dr. Osler's personal and professional guidance was vital to young Dr. Cushing's success as the founder of modern neurosurgery. Likewise, Cushing's tutelage of Van Wagenen enabled Van Wagenen to become a leader of a second generation of neurosurgeons, thereby perpetuating the existence of Cushing's high neurosurgical standards. These historical mentor-mentee relationships were built on 4 primary components: accurate recognition of talent, guidance, arrangement of opportunity, and sustenance of mentorship-actions that are commonly implicated in effective mentorship in contemporary studies. Proper mentorship remains indispensable for the success of neurosurgical trainees.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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